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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Haven't They Found A Cure For The Clap Yet?In this case, I think mercy killing is in order

I recently had the misfortune of hearing a priest not only solicit applause for visitors to his parish... but also applause for himself. I felt duty-bound to point out to the good Father the below listed quote from Pope St. Pius X on the subject. Unfortunantly, he just smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Sad, really.

And while surfing the net researching the topic at hand, I came across a nifty little webiste, MyCatholicSource.com, and they have an equally nifty flyer suitable for dropping off at your local Self-Worshipitorium... oops, I mean Novus Ordo parish.

Here're a few of the quotes; "Nothing so becomes a Church as silence and good order. Noise belongs to theaters and baths, and public processions and marketplaces: but where doctrines, and such doctrines, are the subject of teaching, there should be stillness, and quiet, and calm reflection, and a haven of much repose." - St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of The Church

"It is not fitting that the servant should be applauded in his Master's House." - Pope St. Pius X

“Whenever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of the liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment.” - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

If you don't applaud The Consecration, why applaud anything else? - The MyCatholicSource crewAnd a helmet tip to PreVat2 for this example of the latest from The Land of Mahony -

Joe, It could be worse. We have until 2015 for DBQ's archbishop to retire. Right now Planned Parenthood is about to open a clinic in DBQ. It has been known for over a month. The silence from the chancery has been deafening & scandelous. It is almost as if Archbishop Hanus wants to welcome them into DBQ.